34 Publications that Pay for Business and Finance Writing

Today, we’ve compiled a list of 34 publishers that work with freelance writers, and pay for writing on business and finance.

This, of course, is a huge topic area. Business can mean anything from mega-corporations engaging in politics to strategies for running small distilleries. Similarly for finance, topics vary widely, and could include personal savings, mortgages, or the big business of institutional investing.

The goal with this list was to provide a variety of publishers that cover many different topics related to business and finance.

In addition to these publishers, of course, most local city newspapers cover business and finance; this list is not meant to be comprehensive, and doesn’t focus on these types of publications.

If you want to browse even more opportunities, be sure to check out our database of over 2,000 publishers that pay writers. It’s easily searchable, and includes thousands of listings just like the ones below.

  1. The Wire China is a weekly news publication focused on understanding and explaining China’s economic rise, and its influence on global business, finance, trade, labor and the environment. They accept pitches for cover stories. They want big stories that give answers — and solutions. They list pay as “very competitive”, which presumably means they pay at least $1 per word, if not significantly more. To learn more, read their pitching guidelines.
  2. The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism is a non-profit centre that offers business journalism training to journalists. They’re seeking journalists to cover business topics. They pay $500 per completed article (around 500 words with at least one illustration/photo). For more information, visit their become a freelancer page.
  3. GuruFocus is a value-investing research company. They’re looking for writers who can produce original, high-quality content. If you enjoy analyzing stocks, this may be an ideal opportunity for you. Pay is $120/article, with potential for bonuses. To learn more, visit their Calling All Writers page.
  4. Fast Company is a progressive business media brand that focuses on ‘technology, leadership, world changing ideas, creativity, and design.’ They seek editorial stories and op-eds based on ‘productivity, creativity, career development, hiring and recruiting, work culture, work-life issues and policies, entrepreneurship, and innovation’. They do not pay for contributed stories, but if the story is engaging, they will energetically promote it. For editorial submissions, visit their Editorial contributions and for op-ed information visit their Submissions Guidelines page.
  5. Fortune is “a global leader in business journalism with major franchises including the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For, 50 World’s Greatest Leaders, Most Powerful Women in Business, and 100 Fastest-Growing Companies.” They love to work with freelance journalistic writers. A payment report indicates that they pay up to $2.00 per word. To learn more, read their pitching guidelines here.
  6. The Logic provides in-depth reporting on Canada’s innovation economy. They are seeking investigative and feature stories about Canada’s innovation economy. They don’t list payment rates, but state that their rates are competitive. One payment report from 2018 indicates payment of $1.00 per word. To read their submission guidelines, visit this page.
  7. Slate is an online general-interest magazine that offers analysis and commentary on news, politics, business, culture, and technology. They typically pay $500 to $750 for features (1,000 to 1,500 words) . According to another payment source, they paid $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their pitch guide.

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